About me:

From 2008-2011 I was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Grand Valley State University.  I have sinced moved to the San Francisco Bay area and am working as an independent consultant through my company Hanson Global Advisors.  

Currently I am working to help organizations run more efficiently and increase profits by using my expertise in ethics, leadership development, and organizational management.  I also help individuals achieve their personal and professional goals through high performance coaching.  My most recent projects include assisting the Project Management Institute of San Francisco (PMISFBAC) improve policy governance for its board of directors. Mostly our project is focused on developing appropriate relationships between the board, owners, CEO, staff, and PMISFBAC consumers.  I am also currently engaged in a high performance coaching project where I am working closely to help an up and coming professional golfer achieve his goals both in his professional and personal life.  A third major project I am working on is to assist a small industrial company project manage a large warranty program in the painting and construction industry.   All of this keeps me very busy.  In addition to this work, I am a minority owner of Blue Hawaii Lifestyle, a company I helped to start in Honolulu, HI.

A little more detail:

In case you didn't know, my former employer Grand Valley State University (GVSU) is a big-bang-for-your-buck school of higher education located in West Michigan.  GVSU is a pretty remarkable place and is a career launching pad for thousands of young people each year.  GVSU currently has about 25,000 students and is continuing to grow, even in our dismal economy.  The new 50 million dollar business school dedicated to the late L. William Seidman is a testament to the direction the university is moving. My association with GVSU has spanned many years, and teaching there was a very rewarding experience.

Hanson Global Advisors is the entity from which I offer my consulting services.  When I am not teaching I am often working on consulting projects, mostly in organizational development and strategy.  I also have done good work in educational consulting.  My interest in organizational management is surrounded by the work I have done in ethics, leadership development, generational theory, culture and diversity studies, and technology consulting (mostly social media technology).

I am also a formally trained "China expert" and have lived and worked in China.  I speak conversational Mandarin and I work to help entrepreneurs and organizations better understand China.  To that end I have worked with companies such as TomorrowToday to educate professionals about the impact China has on our world.  In addition, my work on China has included developing Blue Hawaii Lifestyle, a health and lifestyle company I helped conceive and launch in Honolulu, HI.  It is currently growing and expanding throughout China and the United States.

Not too many years ago I worked at the East-West Center in Honolulu, HI.  I now serve as the Secretary/Treasurer on the executive board of the East-West Center Association. 

I have two Masters Degrees, both from the University of Hawaii (MA, Asian Studies; MA Comparative Philosophy).  Maybe most importantly, I am an avid surfer, golfer, and triathlete.